Let’s see: I’m still single, no prospects, no kids (unless 5 cats count), and still have a roommate who can’t find Mr. Right either and who, like me, prefers to split the rent instead of living alone. Though I’m finding, as I get older, that being permanently single isn’t such a bad thing……except for trying to explain to my grandmother why I STILL haven’t gotten married…….

I’m old enough to know better but not over that hill yet (the top is coming into view, though). Not enough? Then let’s say I’m old enough to remember getting up on Saturday mornings to watch the original My Little Ponies and Muppet Babies; I used to come home from school to watch Duck Tails, Rescue Rangers, Batman: the Animated Series, and Animaniacs in the afternoons [ok, so I STILL watch Animaniacs, on DVD now LOL] and would occasionally sneak behind my mother’s back to watch the X-men cartoon series; I watched the last few seasons of MacGyver when they originally aired; can remember how excited we were when my parents first got cable TV AND a VCR; I remember what DOS and Windows 3.1 were; and I remember the days when you actually had answering machines (with tapes, no less!) because to call someone you had to call a land line--cell phones were huge and clunky and way too expensive for the general populace and were just starting to be introduced when I was in junior high. And while they were never my thing, many of the girls in my high school were holding major crushes on the members of the boy bands of the day and the Saved by the Bell guys……

Favorite Fandoms: Magnificent Seven (the TV series), Lord of the Rings (or Tolkien in general, from the Silmarillion all the way through the trilogy)

Current Obsession: The Hobbit

Other Occasional Fandoms: Bonanza, Big Valley, Snowy River: the McGregor Saga, and once in a great while, Hardy Boys, Avengers and Highlander

Other Things: I’m not a strick canon-only kind of person and don’t mind delving into what ifs or AU’s (I’m in complete denial of the fates of Thorin, Fili, & Kili – with all due respect, Tolkien got it wrong! Wrong, I say!) I admit that I usually steer clear of most stories with OCs in them, simply because I am in no way fond of Mary Sue characters – but there are a few OCs that I can come to really like, if they are written well and fit the story.

I do not read or write slash fiction at all – and for that matter, neither do I read or write HET stories, either. I am a fundamental, conservative Christian and believe that any form of fornication, be it hetro or otherwise, is wrong, and as such, try to steer clear of stories that are going to put images in my imagination that I really ought not to be dwelling on.

The following section will explain that in detail. It is not meant to be offensive; it is simply an explanation of what I believe. I don’t attack anyone who believes in Wicca, Buddhism, Islam, or nothing at all, and fully encourage them to express their beliefs in their own profiles. I fully believe that we as intelligent human beings capable of reason and possessing of free will can only make informed, intelligent decisions when we have all the facts or have been presented with ALL the sides of a debate – and as such, I do not believe that ANYONE should be silenced because someone else disagrees with them – whether they are Wicca, Muslim, Athiest OR Christian, nor do I believe that people should be silenced because someone else finds their belief offensive in one way or another. I believe in an open forum of freedom of thought, religion, and the right of the expression of such to everyone, everywhere, at any time.

Also, I do not believe that disagreeing with someone or even believing that they are wrong is somehow an offense to them or demeaning of them. I respect those who are sincere in their beliefs and who strive to live out what they believe, even if I think they are wrong –I truly believe what I believe is right, and must therefore also accept that anything that counters it is wrong and do sincerely hope others will come to see the truth, but that is true for anyone who believes something, and not Christians only. A teacher who truly believes that 2 plus 2=4 is not being offensive or demeaning to the student who incorrectly answers that 2 plus 2=5; the teacher corrects the student because they want them to learn. It is in that same vein that I explain my beliefs; it is not to offend or demean someone, but because I sincerely believe it is the truth and wish for others to know the truth.

I do, as a Christian, hope and pray that others will come to believe as I do because I believe it is the truth, and I will happily tell others about it if they wish to know more about Christianity– but never will I ever attempt to force them to accept it, because frankly, it is impossible to force someone to believe something anyway. If you have already made up your mind concerning religion, then feel free to walk away at this point; if you have already made up your mind, then nothing I have to say will be of any importance to you. If you are curious about the fundamentalist Christian worldview, however, then please, continue reading. If you decide upon its conclusion that you disagree, that’s okay. I only challenge you to consider what I have to say, really think about it, before making up your mind. And I ask that if you don’t agree, please, let bygones be bygones, so to speak. I don’t read slash because I believe it is wrong; I do not, however, go around flaming every slash writer or reader out there. It is their choice to read and write what they like, as it is my choice to read what I like or refrain from what I don’t like. Thankfully, most of us who have access to this website are free people to think as they will and do as they will, and I for one cherish that right—both for those that agree with me and those that don’t.

So with that being said…….

As a fundamental Christian, I believe certain things and that these certain things are a requirement for salvation to be genuine and real:

I believe that the Bible is 100% true and reliable, that the doctrines that it teaches are without error and remain true to the original writings, and that it was inspired by God who directed the writers in its writing and has since then preserved those doctrines down through history.

I believe that God exists and is a person as presented in the Bible (both the OT and the NT), that God, being perfect, holy, righteous, omniscient, and omnipotent, IS truth and love and holiness and being that He is the Creator and sustainer of the universe, has the inalienable right to determine and declare what is right and wrong because right and wrong are based upon His very nature.

I believe that mankind has defied God’s law and rebelled against it and in doing so have corrupted themselves entirely and in that corruption, have separated themselves from God and everything that is God. Mankind, which includes every single person who has ever or will ever live, in rebelling against God and His authority, has thus brought God’s righteous wrath upon their own heads and have earned the penalties of their disobedience, including death and eternal separation from God. Furthermore, every person is entirely corrupted, unable to save themselves in any way or make themselves acceptable before a holy, righteous God.

I believe that God loved mankind so much (a choice that He freely made, meaning that mankind had done nothing to earn that love but which God chose to bestow upon man irregardless of his obedience or rebellion or capabilities or failures), that before He even began creation, knowing in His omniscience that man would choose to rebel and would be plunged into darkness and sin and rebellion and thus alienated from God and separated from Him eternally, unable to repay the debt that His righteousness demanded be paid for that sin, that God thus devised a great plan to redeem fallen man from his sinful, corrupt, and condemned position, to restore unto man his lost righteousness, and to reconcile man to Himself in a way that re-opened man’s ability to have an intimate relationship with God as a father to His child once more while at the same time satisfying God’s holiness and righteousness by having the death penalty for sin be paid by a perfect, sinless substitute.

I believe that in the fullness of time, God came to earth in the person of Jesus Christ. Jesus, being 100% man and 100% God, being born to a virgin woman by the power of God, was born without a sin nature that corrupts all other men, and that he lived a sinless life, was crucified, died, buried, and that He rose again bodily and physically on the 3rd day. I believe that Jesus’ death on the cross and the shedding of His blood was necessary and that He died in our place to pay the penalty of sin. I believe that He shed his innocent blood as the final and greatest sacrifice, the perfect lamb, and that His blood takes away our sin. I believe that because Jesus became sin for us on the cross, bearing every sin of every man who has ever and will ever live, that He has the power to also give to us His righteousness so that we may stand before God once again. I believe that furthermore, that Jesus was truly resurrected, not as a spirit but in body, by God as a sign that His sacrifice was accepted and was complete in its redemption of mankind, and that all who put their hope and faith in Jesus as their only Savior also have the hope that as He was resurrected in body, so shall we be in the final day to live eternally with God.

I believe that the only way to heaven and the only means of salvation is through Jesus Christ, as He Himself explicitly stated in the Bible. This means that salvation cannot be earned through any other means; not through good works, not through paying penance, not through being a good person, or being sincere in what you want to believe, not through baptism or performance of any sacrament – Salvation comes ONLY through repentance of sin, acknowledging that God is holy, that we are sinners and deserve hell, being willing to turn from our sin and turn to Jesus and accept His gift and substitution for our sins and trusting Him through faith to save us from our sin and empower us to overcome it. In short, salvation comes ONLY by repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ alone plus nothing. We cannot save ourselves and there is nothing we can present to God that can earn us salvation; the only thing we can do is accept that gift in humble submission to Jesus who offers salvation to anyone who will come to Him in repentance and acceptance of His gift of redemption.

finally, I believe that everyone who has trusted Jesus alone as their Savior has their name written in heaven and are now permitted entry therein to the very presence of God and will live with Him eternally after the end of time in a new heaven and new earth, but that those who have rejected Jesus still bear their own penalty for sin, having refused to accept His offering to pay that penalty for them, and as such will spend eternity separated from God and everything that God is – from truth, from love, from hope, from goodness – in hell.

Please understand that believing what I believe does not make me a hater, or a basher, or some kind of phobic. I firmly believe in free will and the inherit right of everyone individual to make their own choices and live their lives as they want, and in a free society that allows people that freedom within the bounds of the law, of course—I don’t want people free to hurt other people just because they want to. Also, just because I believe that someone is wrong or doing something wrong, does not automatically mean that I hate them. That just means I think they are wrong. In fact, I wish heartedly that they could come to understand the truth and find real, true love and peace and joy for their lives – I certainly do not want them to die or go to hell.

Also, please understand that just because I look at someone and say I think they are wrong, does not make me self-righteous or some kind of close-minded Pharisee or hypocrite. God does not have different levels of sin, nor does He consider one sin greater than another – sin is sin, and all sin makes a person unrighteous and under the penalty of death and hell, whether it be the sin of murder or simply a small white lie. And trust me, I am fully aware of all the short-comings in my life and know that I certainly am a miserable failure of a Christian. I am just as filthy and dirty before God as anyone else and need His forgiveness just as much as anyone else, and sometimes even more.

Now before you point your finger at me and condemn me for being judgmental, try to see where I’m coming from first. I’m not basing my assessments upon my own opinions or my own desires; I’m simply telling you what God says. If God says its wrong, then its wrong, and what you or I want to believe or say on the matter is inconsequential. He created us and as Creator has the right to make the rules. If the speed limit is 55, and your friend is driving 75 and you tell them that they are breaking the law, that’s not hating them; you are simply stating a fact – the law says the speed limit is 55, and anything over that is breaking that law. It’s that simple. As a Christian, I sincerely and deeply believe that the Bible is absolutely true for everyone everywhere at all time with no exceptions, and I base that upon God’s law as stated in the Bible. Just as the speed limit is the speed limit, whether we like it or not, so is God’s law what it is, and nothing we can do or say or believe change that. I am not judging others based on what I think is right or wrong, but upon what God has said in His word is right or wrong – it is not me that is judging, but God. I am simply telling you what God’s law says, just like the police officer who pulls your friend over and gives them a ticket for breaking the speed limit—the police officer doesn’t make the law; their job is to enforce it.

Some will say that I’m being closed minded and intolerant of others who are different from me. But tolerance is not the same as acceptance. Dictionary DOT com has a great definition of tolerance: “Tolerance is to agree in allowing the right of something that one does not approve…..[it] implies the allowance or sufferance of conduct with which one is not in accord.” To be tolerant of someone, then, does not mean that I have to agree with what they are doing or agree that its okay or even right. Tolerance simply means that I agree that they HAVE the right to do what they want to, NOT that they ARE right. A truly tolerant person can live in peace even with those they disagree, and that is the view that I strive to meet.

You may disagree with me, and some may even disagree quite vehemently. That’s okay. Everyone has dignity and value as a person that comes from their very existence, and being in disagreement does not in any way distort or diminish that value or dignity. You are well within your God-given right to free will to choose to disagree with me, or to not believe the Bible or to believe something else entirely. What you choose to believe or not to believe is not my business or my job to correct – what you believe is entirely between you and God and no one else. It is perfectly possible that we can disagree and yet live in peace, and I certainly do not begrudge you your right to believe what you want or to even express what you want. If you want to explain your beliefs in your profile, I highly encourage you to do so. I will not flame you, or attack you, or belittle you.

I firmly believe that no person can make a good decision on something unless they are truly informed of their options, and that it is disgusting and wrong and a terrible affront to try to forcibly silence someone simply because their opinion is different, or worse, to try to force others to do and believe the way you want them to. Every one has free will, but in order for it to be truly free, they must 1) have a valid choice and 2) must be complete free to make that choice. What I am asking is that you please afford me the same courtesy. A truly tolerant, wise person will listen to what others have to say, striving to not make pre-judgments, will consider what they say, and then will decide, based upon all the facts, whether they agree or not. If you choose not to agree with me, that’s fine; it’s your choice and your right.

I’m not trying to be offensive, though I know what I have said will offend some people. But this is what I believe in my heart is right and truth, and that God has commanded that I tell others. And can you truly say you believe something if you are not willing to stand up for it? Can you really say you value something or something is truly important or precious if you are not willing to fight for it? Since I believe in my heart that this is truth, I am compelled to explain that truth to others out of genuine compassion for them, honestly and sincerely believing with all my heart that there is a heaven and a hell and that all those who do not come to saving faith in Jesus Christ are going there—so please understand that I do not say this in order to belittle someone or slam someone or hate them, but I do it because I want them to see the truth! There are many things in this world and society today that offend me because of my beliefs, but I choose to walk away, understanding that I do not have the right to force my beliefs on others. I do not believe that one person’s rights are more important than another’s, but I also do not believe in stifling a person’s rights in order to not offend someone else. Also, simply expressing your belief in something and explaining it to someone else is not infringing on their rights or an attempt to coerce them into doing something or believing something; it is simply giving them information. You as a person of worth and dignity are fully free to decide what you want to do with the information that is given to you—whether you want to believe it and embrace, or declare that it is invalid and wrong and walk away from it. The choice is yours. But don’t you want to have all the facts before you with which to make your choice?

I do challenge you to study the issue fully and strive to learn everything you can to find what it absolutely true, because your very soul depends on it! I ask you to consider this: If God does not exist, nor heaven nor hell, if we all upon death simply cease to exist or float off to some nether world or simply become one with some kind of indefinable force or if we are simply reincarnated as something else, then what has my beliefs as a Christian hurt? Jesus taught His followers to be kind, gentle, patient, tolerant, helpful, generous. He taught us to have sincere faith and be honest, forthright, and upstanding. I know that Christians are only human and that we fail, and worse yet, there are many who claim to be Christians but who’s lives are nothing Christian at all, who claim to be followers of Christ but live completely opposite of what He teaches, but I ask that you not judge a person’s religion upon what he claims but upon how he lives. And if a person truly and honestly seeks to follow Jesus and His teachings, then where have they hurt anyone?

BUT, if the Christians like me are right, and the Bible IS true and heaven and Hell do exist, and salvation IS truly ONLY through Jesus Christ, then where does that leave you?

If you have genuine questions or want to learn more about why I believe what I believe—and there are many, many good, reasonable and valid evidences that back my beliefs up—then please, contact me via PM and I will be happy to reasonably discuss this with you and further explain my view. However, if you have already made your mind up, then I ask that you simply walk away. I have too already made up my mind, and thus there is nothing left for us to discuss, and sending hate mail or flames does nothing more than demean yourself. I ask that, as you yourself wish to have tolerance and respect for yourself and your beliefs, that you please extend to me that same courtesy. Thank you.

On the way home from a dignitary trip, Fili, Kili, Brynn, and Thorin are ambushed. Thorin is severely injured and having hallucinations of his past. The trio must keep him alive while getting unwanted glimpses of the horrors their uncle has faced. One shot! Brynn is 17, Kili 22, and Fili 23.

A series of stories involving Thorin in his role as an uncle to his two dwarfling nephews, Fili and Kili. Plenty of Durin boys to be had, as well as regular appearances by Dis, Thorin's sister. Let the Durin family fics ensue.

We've all seen the girl-falls-into-middle-earth story. In fact, I may be guilty of having written one... But what happens to that tried and true story when the girl is unexpectedly accompanied by...her husband? Humor. Not MarySue bashing.

It was well known to the company that Kíli and Fíli were mischievous little terrors as dwarf children. Sitting around various campfires on the way to reclaim Erebor, the pair's youthful adventures and scrapes are exposed to the group, including broken bones, earthquakes, dwarf pox and plenty of h/c. Kíli/Fíli with protective!Thorin and the rest of the dwarves thrown in for fun.

"'Bilbo,' breathed Fíli, 'oh no, Bilbo...' Kíli turned his head, fear and fury being reflected from his dark eyes, and in a split second of mutual understanding the two brothers jumped off the tree." AU version of the ending scene of AUJ, Fíli's POV. Rated T for language and some violence. hurt!Kíli, protective!Fíli.

When Kili gets sick in the Wild, it reminds Thorin of a time when Kili and Fili were young and living in the Blue Mountains with their mother, Dis. The stomach flu doesn't change and despite being focused on Erebor, Thorin finds himself worrying about his sick nephew as much now as he had decades earlier. Movie verse with some book details.

Tony loved her and by some strange twist of fate, she loved him back. The others might not understand it but it was there for the world to see. Fluff. Post-movie. No slash. Tony/Pepper. Will contain the whole team.

After a terrible hunting accident, the Durins are stranded in the woods, one wounded badly and the others suffering through their own inner demons because of it. Will the family be able to repair their mistakes? Hurt!Fili and lots of Durin Family angst/feels

A madman. That is what he is. The Beast's echoing roars confirmed that much. "Alright, alright! You win! You can stay for now! I won't make you leave! Just stop!" Fili screamed. And the Beast began to purr... So it's an off the wall AU. Loads of Hurt!Fili with Comforting!Kili, Thorin, and Dis. No slash. Enjoy!

The company is taken prisoner by the elves of Mirkwood. But has something even more sinister taken prisoner of Thranduil? For Thorin & co. it is a bad time to find oneself in the dungeons of Mirkwood. HURT/Kili & HURT/Bofur

Clint and Tony whump! the two are sent on a trip to Amsterdam, but never make it so far before they are attacked mid-air. Tony must keep Clint alive, even if it means draining his ARC until he's dead. THIS STORY HAS BEEN REWRITTEN! SAY WA? This now officially follows the awesome story arc of the others. enjoy the changes!(109,499 readers to date!)

AU of movieverse. It is many years since tragedy struck the line of Durin when the youngest heir was lost to a pack of orcs. Now Bilbo Baggins, having agreed only to stealing treasure from a dragon, finds himself instead tangled up in a web of tragedy and revenge, and finds that what is lost does not always stay that way.

A terrible dream haunts Faramir; a dream that points to the doom of Gondor. Faramir is forced to go against his brother and the decree of his father Denethor to save Gondor from a terrible fate. (Movie-verse, though I try to keep to canon as best as I can

AU of DoS (after/during the barrel scene). After Kili is shot, the affects of the Morghul shaft take hold of him much quicker than excepted and the Company must make haste, and sacrifices, in order to save his life.

Little Kíli has always had a penchant for trouble yet something about this situation is gravely different: the constant bruises, speaking of sought-out trouble; the all but silent admissions of guilt, lacking silver-tongued excuses. His luster fades as he folds slowly inward and his behavior continues on a downward spiral. What is plaguing Thorin Oakenshield's youngest sister-son?

The Nazgul survive the death of Sauron but cannot last without him. Their desperation leads to disastrous consequences for the Fellowship of the Ring. All will be tested, but none will pay for this cosmic error more than the new King of Gondor. Under Construction: updated to chapter 10.

Set in the present day, a young woman rents an old ranch house for the summer to write her first novel. The ranch is the Ponderosa, and she soon finds out that it's inhabited by the ghost of a past owner: Adam Cartwright.

"You have been given another chance, Thorin Oakenshield, to fulfil your quest. Do not let old hatreds destroy everything and everyone you love." 60 years after the Battle of Five Armies, when the ring has been destroyed and peace is returning to Middle Earth, a storm brings with it a chance for a company to retrace their steps and reclaim their lives. Expect angst, action family.

Captured in Goblin Town, the Dwarves are at the mercy of the monstrous Goblin-King;he wants answers, and will do anything- and everything- to hear what he wants. Finding Thorin stubborn, he goes to the next best thing- his youngest nephew. Hurt!Kili, with caring and heroic Fili and Thorin. Please R&R! Will be multi-chaptered. Rated T.

Reposted A sequel to A Family Broken. Many years after the attack that changed their lives, Fili and Kili are still trying to put the past behind them and become the warriors they are meant to be. But when a vicious enemy from their past returns and takes Kili, trying to finish what was started long ago. Will Thorin and Fili be able to find him before it's too late?

Maglor answers the summons of the Valar, but is forgiveness possible for the remaining son of Fëanor? Can Elrond and his loved ones live with the choices they've made? Fourth Age with First Age flashbacks.

How can you tell when someone you love can't take it anymore? How can you tell when their thoughts are on a much darker path than you thought? No slash. WARNING: contains some depressive themes later on. No self-harm though. (Just thought I'd point that out).

A series of one-shots starring Fíli and Kíli, aged 9 and 10, respectively, which chronicles their shenanigans and adventures. Sixth: Thorin should never have let them out of his sight. It would be no-one's fault but his own if he found his sister's sons cold and pale under a dusting of snow.

EPILOGUE!The line of Durin would not be so easily broken. The emotional trial they've gone through is endless, but then they are reminded of what being of the line of Durin means... Mainly involved Thorin and Dis, with some inclusion of Fili and baby!Kili. Lots of feels. No slash.

When pestilence strikes the Blue Mountains, Thorin is hard pressed to keep faith, and show his nephews how to do the same . . . How does one keep faith when every day despair takes root deeper in the heart?

Bilbo is getting to know the Dwarves and learning things about them. He also finds himself learning something else. Though their true father was lost, Fili and Kili were never fatherless, for a father is someone you can look up to no matter how tall you get. The young Dwarves in the company have plenty of fathers.

Extended scene in which Fili & Kili are almost drowned. There's a rescue, there's plenty of Durin feels and fluff and it's canon compliant because we need more of those. No slash or DurinCest intended because we need more of those too. COMPLETE

What do you do when you reclaim a kingdom? Repopulate, of course! Follows the mini-adventures of the Company and their children, a motley crew of cookie-stealing, ankle-biting, axe-wielding, adventure-seeking dwarflings as the kiddos explore the halls of Erebor and attempt to get in more trouble than their progenitors. Also features a lot of family togetherness. Post-BOTFA AU.

A Mother's Love is a prequel to A Family Broken. The story follows Thorin, Dis, Fili and Kili in the weeks leading up to the attack by the goblins. When Thorin gets a job away from home and has to break plans with young Fili and Kili, how will Dis comfort her sons and protect them from the enemy?

The past meets with the present in unexpected ways. On a day that is meant for mourning, a great thing happens. The dwarf king must now cope with his nightmares while he remains strong for his family and his people. There is a lot of family man Thorin as well as angsty Thorin. Peppered in with some Khuzdul and some cute dwarfling conversations. Rated T for depressing images.

"With eyes following the howls on the horizon, Kíli drew back his bow... but the arrow never left it." Thorin and Kili are injured in a battle with wargs on the plains and taken back to Rivendell. A distraught Fili learns what it means to be an heir of Durin. Family Fic.

Goblins have attacked the Mountain where the dwarves of Erebor have made a settlement. Now Thorin must race back home to save what family he has left as young Fili and Kili have to try and make it out of the mountain alive.

Kili and Fili can turn any chore into an adventure. While chasing glory, Fili finds himself in a sticky situation and Kili must pull off a daring rescue using more finesse than force. (Everyone pray for Fili...) Complete!

When Kili picks up the bow and arrow Thorin hopes that it is only a passing interest that takes hold of his nephew and dismisses the gossip and grumblings of the dwarves. Eventually Thorin feels the need to make the young dwarf choose between Kili's love of archery and his need for approval, which may end with grave consequences. Chapter 4: A/N Update!

Set during the events of 'Do Not Speak to Me of Loss'. Kili is not oblivious to the turmoil between his brother and Uncle. Fili is completely conflicted and Thorin just doesn't seem to care. Cue general turmoil, confusion and concern. COMPLETE.

While visiting his sister's town in the Blue Mountains, Thorin finds himself in a room full of children afraid of thunder, with a storm pounding outside. He makes up a story to make them feel better. MOVIEVERSE: I haven't read the book for a few years, so this probably fits with the movie better than it does with the novel. One-shot. Correction: LONG one-shot.

Thorin and Company get held up in a dense, rainy forest when a pony falls in a muddy trench. Too focused on rescuing the pony, they leave themselves vulnerable. What they don't realize is that they are not the only ones in the forest... will be a 2 or 3 shot only. I am open to suggestions!

Written for Kink Meme request: The group gets de-aged, only one or two of them don't get infected and have to take care of all of the others. This is going to be mostly light-hearted fun but to be safe, I'm rating it T for some future events. Also, this is gen, probably more movie!verse than book!verse but it should remain fairly neutral.

Fili recalls some of the highlights of growing up with Kili which involve imagined Goblins, stolen property, pretty girls, lack of facial hair, drunkards, and stupid ponies. Spans from early childhood to the early parts of the Unexpected Journey. Mostly movie verse with splashes of the book.

The turning of the year is the time for old stories and new promises, the education of the young and the remembrances of the old. Thorin attempts to teach some family history to his young sister-sons, Dís laments her kin's poor choice of gifts, and Fíli and Kíli seize their birth-right (and their new wooden swords), causing a small riot in the process.

After Tony Stark's personal savings are hacked by a devious outside source, The Avengers are gathered to find the culprit. Clint Barton is assigned to lead the covert mission...and between the fancy clothes, Stark's attitude and the arrival of an unexpected guest, it just might kill him.

Whilst walking through a great plain, the company is attacked by Orcs. Fili faces the horrible reality of what they have signed up for, as someone close to them pays the price, and Thorin learns that you can only hide your emotions in certain situations. Hurt!Kili and protective!Fili. First ever Hobbit fic, please review?

He who laughs last thinks slowest and drunk men make for rather interesting storytellers. Besides, what better way to get to know your new teammates than to live with them for an undisclosed period of time? Surely your girlfriend won't mind. Too much. Post-Avengers. Pepperony. Features the entire cast, humor and feels.

"That's why, sometimes, on nights like this, Tony sits on one of the stools in his lab, the only light coming from his chest, and takes out the arc reactor. He just looks at it and then wonders... he wonders whether it would be worth it to put it back in." SPOILERS FOR THE FILM

Sensitivity was not one of Rhodey's special skills. He'd known Tony too long for that. But he was practical. Tony and Pepper might be the most impractical couple he's even laid eyes on, but that doesn't mean they aren't perfect for each other. Missing Moment from IM1, how Pepper found out that Tony was still alive.

Its really hard to play it cool with a broken wrist and a dislocated shoulder, coupled with an unconscious Captain America who may or may not be bleeding to death internally against the wall of a subway tunnel. Lots of random stream of consciousness/nervous babble from Tony :D No slash, just bromance! Rated for language

Tony Stark and Clint Barton both had similar things marked in bold in their files. Don't play well with others, lone wolves, don't poke with a stick under any circumstance, etc, etc. Of course, when bad jokes can't bring two men together as friends, driving a car off a cliff totally can. Slight Clintasha.

It's funny how annoying a small prick can be. Or the one where Bruce gets insulted and Clint shoots missiles of mass destruction. No pairings unless you squint. T for bad words thanks to Tony's train of thought. Enjoy!

With six messed up superheroes living together, there's no way they all adjusted well. A look into moments where each Avenger wasn't fine and how the rest of the team handled it. Very short one-shot featuring everyone.

As he watches Tony Stark disappear into space, Steve Rogers realizes that falling on the grenade isn't just his thing. He knows that, but it's different to watch a sacrifice rather than make it. And he doesn't like it at all. Steve and Tony friendship-ness. Maybe a second chapter.

She takes some sort of pride in knowing that she's the only one that can see him like this. Stripped of the sarcastic, charismatic shields that he never takes off, and exposed as the human being he really is. Tony/Pepper, one-shot.

A bottle of Scotch, two broken glasses, a handful of creative monikers and a generous helping of sensitive topics later, maybe they'd realize they really weren't so different./ Co-written by the brilliant kkann.

Movie-verse. Months after Loki's defeat, Captain America is injured in battle, and Iron Man comes to a new realization about the leader of the Avengers. Friendship story. No slash. Rating for brief violent language.

Pepperony fic. There are so many things left unspoken between Tony and Pepper. Will they find the courage to tell each other the truth before it's too late? A hopefully fun, angsty, romance-filled adventure with a good dose of Happy on the side.

Stark and Potts are getting married. "Pepper thought it would be nice if someone from SHIELD would give a speech at the reception. I thought it would be cool if you did it. I mean, if you're up for it." Barton stares at him. This is not happening.

A collection of one-shots generally focused on the lives of Tony Stark and Pepper Potts. Some serious, some...not so much. Pepperony. /Ch. 13: Sometimes Tony just thinks too much. But at least Pepper's there./

In which Clint takes a leap, but not one of faith, Tony saves the day with a little help from Clint, they fight mud-monsters which may or may not be golems, and the weather absolutely sucks. Whump and mayhem, as usual. No spoilers.

Tony and Clint are traipsing through a jungle filled to the brim with mutant cats, mind-scrambling crystals, rope bridges, and man-eating, genetically altered piranhas. What could possibly go wrong? Rated for language.

It's Pepper's birthday and Tony's feeling a little left out of the festivities. Thankfully, he has a plan. It just...doesn't pan out the way he expected. Movie!verse, pre-Iron Man. Some hints of Tony/Pepper despite this.

Thorin Oakenshield arrives at Bag End, but finds Gandalf's nomination for the last member of his Company to be sorely lacking. Will the wizard and the king of the dwarves come to an agreement over Bilbo the hobbit, or will burglar Baggins be out of a job?

Tony and Pepper's first "normal" date is still anything but normal. Thankfully, at least, nothing explodes and no one comes too close to dying. Movie!verse, Tony/Pepper. Set after Iron Man 2 and assume Tony and Pepper have been dating for a while.

While working undercover for the FBI, Frank is captured and left in a catatonic state. In order to find out what happened to him, Joe and their friends have to decipher the message Frank has left them. Will they succeed? Rated T for language

OW: How can something that was supposed to be so good wind up going so horribly bad? Why, because Ezra is involved, of course! Another Ez whump story - poor boy, why can't us fangirls leave him alone? - told mostly in a series of flashbacks.

Tony has decided he wants to take his relationship with Pepper to the next stage. But he doesn't have a ring - and so he ropes Rhodey into helping him find one. Rhodey is, of course, thrilled. Movieverse, Gen, one-shot. Set after IM2.

There is but one day a year Tony Stark is completely silent. As Tony is off saving the world again, Pepper must to take over his duties that day. As it turns out, she is not as good at silence. Movie!verse; Gen. One-Shot. Set after IM2.

*Honourable Mention MEFA 2010!* [Complete] And from the LoTR Obsessants proceedeth the Fanfiction writers. But not all were true to Canon, and thus there was much flaming and strife among them. And Legolas spake unto the fangirls...

My little nephew just turned 7 and he wrote this story about Gimli and Legolas getting in a fight, because whether it's Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, or Star Wars, he loves the battle scenes. K for very minor violence. Please read and review!

Badly wounded at Amon Hen Boromir travels with Gimli by boat to Osgiliath. Here he is reunited first with Sam, then with Faramir. Finally, home at last, he faces further attempts on his life by those who never intended he should return from his mission to

House and Pepper get kidnapped, and it's up to Tony and Rhodey to find and rescue them. Of course, that's easier said than done... Crossover with House MD, sequel to Iron & Irony. Tony/Pepper-ish. FINISHED.

A seasick Éowyn, a compassionate Lothíriel, and the sons of...you'll see! Sometimes little ones have a lot to teach adults. And sometimes little ones aren't the only ones to work a bit of mischief! Wee Elboron, Pippin, Éowyn, Merry and many more show up.

An Iron Man movieverse & House MD crossover. When Tony suspects he's caught a mystery illness, he turns to the best doctor he can find. But can House solve this puzzle? Hurt/comfort/suspense with a good amount of angst and TS/PP. All FINISHED now!

The battle against Stane is over, and Iron Man won. It wasn't easy, though. With one arc reactor failing and the other damaged, Tony races against time to save himself. Movie missing scenes, hurt/comfort, with a tinge of TS/PP.

Life and their separate careers have caused Nancy and the Hardy brothers to drift apart. But a mutual tragedy intervenes to reunite them again, in what may be one of the most personal mysteries they've ever encountered. Now COMPLETE!

With sudden force, Faramir wished he could laugh laugh like there was no tomorrow, and no men to lead. No father to please. No darkness creeping up on him. Maybe if he laughed, the hard, worried man would go away.

“A boy. Nasty little runt, but I expect he’ll be taken care of.” “Good, good. Everything is in order, I see. Have the body disposed of. Name the child.”A young boy is caught picking the pockets of Denethor's youngest son. Baeillian son of...Faramir?

The first part up to and including chapter 18 coauthored by Raksha. This is the sequel to and takes place six months after Made to Suffer. I have finally got around to posting the end................COMPLETED!

Companion piece to A Game of Chess by Altariel. Read that first. In her story, Faramir is warfettered: their marriage suffers. Now, after their reunion, Eowyn cares for an ill Faramir after a rough Council session. Fluff and love and such...

A Chieftain of Harad seeks peace with Gondor after the War, but he is hindered by his son, a renegade warlord determined to stop the alliance. Main characters are Faramir, Aragorn and Legolas. Faramir torture, angst in later chapters.

Faramir seems to know every language that has ever been spoken, and that makes for many confusing situations as he demonstrates his skills. New chapters have been aded, but the title remains the same in honour of the first chapter.

Faramir is having trouble finding the perfect gift for his wife. With Legolas, they discussed some of the mysteries of the female race. Features also Eowyn, Eomer, and Aragorn. Arwen and Lothiriel make brief appearances.

[Sequel to OMaN] Control. Power. Domination. Ever has the Enemy sought these things. When Elladan and Elrohir become pawns in a deadly game, will Aragorn and Legolas find them in time? Would they be better off not finding them at all?

-Fin- Legolas is mortally wounded but sends no word to Thranduil. Curious Aragorn probes, and finds out that Thranduil and Legolas are no longer on speaking terms...Digging into the past, Aragorn realizes Legolas' painful secret and his terrible guilt.

Eomer's having trouble coming to terms with Eowyn's engagement to Faramir. When Merry and Pippin decide to help the two men reconcile, disaster is almost certain to follow. Edited and reposted as of August 14 2006.

When a case pulls them into a major FBI investigation Ezra and the boys are forced into a situation that could well end up with one or more of them dead. Meanwhile it seems as if Ezra's the only one of them who thinks he's got nothing to prove.

ATFWhen his cover is blown on an operation, Ezra and the team must race against time to salvage what they can of the casebefore the foe makes good on his vow to assassinate Ezra. Meanwhile, an unknown enemy lurks in the shadows....Ezra, OC, seven